Health Awareness
Breast health 2019
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How MasterChef winner, Jane, tackled breast cancer
For MasterChef 2016 winner, Jane Devonshire, fast action and the kitchen table were crucial to tackling breast cancer. Only in the final episode Jane Devonshire won MasterChef in 2016 did she reveal that she had had breast cancer. “I didn’t want to win because of the cancer. It was liberating to win because of my...
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Helping women live well with secondary breast cancer
Providing women living with secondary breast cancer the support they need today and funding vital research to stop breast cancer spreading and to treat it effectively when it does. While more people than ever are surviving breast cancer, there are around 35,000 people in the UK living with secondary breast cancer, which is incurable. Secondary...
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Breast cancer surgery: how it could save your breast
When diagnosed with breast cancer the next steps can be scary, with many options available. That is why doctors are working harder than ever to make women aware of what paths they can choose. After first diagnosis, various options await. The cancer is first tested via a biopsy to see what receptors it contains. These...
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Ensuring a continuum of care for breast cancer patients
Technological innovation can help make a breast cancer patient’s journey through the health system better — from initial concerns and confident diagnosis to treatment and aftercare. No-one in the 21st century should be diagnosed with stage 3 or stage 4 breast cancer, says Lori Fontaine, Global Vice President of Clinical Affairs for medical technology company,...
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It’s time that breast cancer care got personal
Having the time and expertise to care for people with breast cancer goes a long way to delivering the very best patient outcomes. Using the newest technocology and personalising the diagnotsitc pathway, can increase the probability of cancer detection between 3-15%. “One in every 6 women diagnosed today with breast cancer could be accessing more...
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Genomic testing helps women to tailor their breast cancer care
Genomic testing is available on the NHS and could be credited with saving thousands of women each year from chemotherapy they don’t need. While awareness rates of breast cancer are rising, treatment plans are starting to become more tailored. For most women, this means developing a treatment pathway based on a sample of a tumour...
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The tiny tags that make life easier for breast cancer patients
Q&A: Breast cancer patients can benefit from pioneering pre-op technology, says Dr Alice Leaver, Clinical Director and Consultant Breast Radiologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead. What is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag? Thanks to the NHS breast screening programme, increased breast health awareness and more innovative technology, we can now detect early stage breast cancers...
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The test that helped my breast cancer decision
A genomic test helped Professor Liz Lightstone make a better-informed decision about whether to have chemotherapy for her breast cancer. Having the Prosigna test helped make the right decision for me. Not having chemotherapy means I will get my life back faster. When Liz Lightstone found a lump in her breast in June this year,...
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Patient choices in breast cancer care are growing; this is what you need to know
As advancements in healthcare have grown, patients are gradually seeing more choice in their treatment for breast cancer. Ensuring patients fully understand their options is the issue many professionals now face. Medical advancements in breast cancer have been well documented, and patients are finding themselves at the cusp of personalised healthcare. But, just like people,...
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What happens if you are called to a breast clinic?
An invitation to a breast clinic for tests can be frightening. It doesn’t always mean you have cancer, but either way, here’s what to expect at your appointment. Many of us fear an appointment at a breast clinic, whether we have been recalled after a routine breast screening or referred by a GP. Nevertheless, it’s...
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‘Early detection is key for fast growing, aggressive breast cancers’
Pictured above: Laura and her daughter Orla on holiday before chemotherapy Laura Oak’s mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she lived with for twenty-one years. Nearly four years after her mum’s death, Laura found a lump. Mum’s diagnosis made me breast aware and less shy about going to the GP with symptoms. In fact,...
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More choices now available for women with breast cancer
There remains national variation in how women with breast cancer are treated. Not all hospitals offer the full range of reconstructive options. For most women, finding out that they have breast cancer will be one of their hardest experiences, so what choices do they have after surgery? Some women won’t even know that they have...
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Rising to the challenge of breast cancer, together
One woman every 10 minutes is told she has breast cancer in the UK. We must act now to ensure that by 2050, everyone who develops the disease will live and live well. 11,500 women and 80 men lose their lives to breast cancer each year. Breast cancer is a devastating reality for one in...
